RAWALPINDI:
A special anti-terrorism court heard Benazir Bhutto’s murder case and order non-bailable arrest warrants on Wednesday for the driver of her vehicle at the time of her assasination, Javaidur Rehman, local media reporters stated.
Another witness in the case, former political agent of Mohmand Agency Bhalol Khan, for whom the court had ordered arrest warrants owing to his non-appearance, appeared in court and also recorded his statement.
He told the court that one of the two suicide bombers who allegedly killed the former premier, Abdullah alias Saddam, was his younger brother and a student of Darul Uloom Haqqania, Akora Khattak, reportedly.
Khan said his brother was an absconder in the case and was later killed in an encounter with law-enforcement agencies in DI Khan. Khan added he identified his brother’s body after his death.
During the hearing, a director from the US embassy, Shakib Rafique, informed the court that the embassy has written to US journalist Mark Siegel asking him whether he wants to come to Pakistan to record his statement or do it via video link, sources further added.
Rafique said they would keep the court updated on Siegel’s reply. Siegel is considered a key witness in the case owing to his close relationship with the former Pakistan Peoples Party leader.
